The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-24

several Members of the Legislature De

Several Members of the Legislature De-
nounce the Compromise.
Special to the Indianapolis !ourna.-
LAFAYETTE, ian. 2l.-The Courier mas the fol-
lowing card:
II wish to set myself right with the people re-
garding the action of the Republican membero
of the Senate and House in agreeing to recognizes
Senator Smith. the usurper and bully, who has
trampled under foot the rights of the Republicaa
Senators, as president of the senatorial conven-
ton. When the caucus decided to recognise
Smith I withdrew in disgust. believing that in
doing that everything was surrendered to the
enemy and the grand old party betrayed and
slaughtered in the house Of its pretended frlendA
ROBERT CARRICK.
Commenting on the card, the Courier says:
''Mr. Carrick is Republican. and no thrsaa
to unseat him could command him. to bellows
that the conference" committee could bind him
to sit and witness the farce. 1t was not feast
for Carrck, and We are glad and congratulate
him for not sitting at the table, as it were. Ha
knew that the Republican voters were not in
vted to that sort of a banquet last November.
He know that Smith was presender he knew
that the voters of Indiana had elected Robert
son Lieutenant governor, and that no COMMITTEES
could go to work and say that Senator Smith
could preside over, call to order the two
houses of the Indiana Legislature. The people
OF Tippecanoe county are proud OF Mr.. Carrick,
for, we said in the beginning, he is good tim.
ber."
The Frankfort Banner SAYS
1--WE call special atten ton to the card Of Hon.
Robert Carrick on the hack-down and the agree
ment t. let Senator Smith preside. It has the
true ring, and we congratulate the Republicans
of Clinton and Tippecanoe counties on haviugA
man to represent them who denounces openly
the cowardly action of the joint caucus. We
were right and the men who backed down and
compromised with usurper Smith were everlast-
inglv wrong"
SENATOR MOON THINKS 1T WAS A MISTAKE.
To the Editor of the Warsaw Times:
| desire to say to you that was not consulted
| in reference to the compromise entered into b1
| the Senator's and Representatives on yesterday.
| think that the Journal Justly condemns the
| compromise. If the Republicans of the House
| could have been relied upon to have done what I
! think was their duty, there would have been Nd
| necessity for the compromise. The reason given
| by the Republicans who were active in the mat.
ter, that the Senate had agreed:to 60 the House,
| is. that the compromise was in the interest Of
peace, the President of the Senate having stated
| that he and his force would go the House and
enforce what he said was their right. Think
| that If we had had two conventions it would
| have ended the difficulty here and transferred
| the fight to the Senate at Washington, where is
will finally have to be settled. desire to have
| you say that was not responsible in any way
| for the compromise / think that it was mis-
! take. GEORGE Moon.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 90.
ANOTHER MEMBER REPUDIATEs IT.
| Rushville Rep ublican.
| Hon. Thomas NJ. Green took the ground that
| the acts of the Democrats "a the State Legslae
| ture were revolutary and that Green Smith was
| a usurper, and therefore. he protested against
any compromise with the revolutionists. Mr.
! Green did the right thing, and will be remem-
bered by all honest Republicans as doing his
| duty.
/ SPEAKER sAYRE OPPOSED TO IT.
/ Wabash Plain Dealer.
| It affords the Plain Dealer much pleasure 10
| announce to the constituents of Hon. Warren G..
| Sayre that he was utterly opposed to the com.
| promise measure which accepted by the
| Republicans in order to hold the joint session og
| the Legislature last Wednesday but was forced
| to abide by the wishes of his colleagues.